Thursday, June 28, 2012

NFL Top 100 Players of 2012





"The rankings are based on NFL players voting on their peers based on the performance of their previous season and their belief of how the player will perform the following season." -Wikipedia

1) Aaron Rodgers – QB (Green Bay Packers)
2) Drew Brees – QB (New Orleans Saints)
3) Calvin Johnson – WR (Detroit Lions)
4) Tom Brady – QB (New England Patriots)
5) Darrelle Revis – CB (New York Jets)
6) DeMarcus Ware – LB (Dallas Cowboys)
7) Larry Fitzgerald – WR (Arizona Cardinals)
8) Adrian Peterson – RB (Minnesota Vikings)
9) Haloti Ngata – DT (Baltimore Ravens)
10) Patrick Willis – LB (San Francisco 49ers)
11) Terrell Suggs – LB (Baltimore Ravens)
12) Maurice Jones-Drew – RB (Jacksonville Jaguars)
13) Jared Allen – DE (Minnesota Vikings)
14) Jimmy Graham – TE (New Orleans Saints)
15) Andre Johnson – WR (Houston Texans)
16) Ed Reed – S (Baltimore Ravens)
17) Justin Smith – DE (San Francisco 49ers)
18) LeSean McCoy – RB (Philadelphia Eagles)
19) Troy Polamalu – S (Pittsburgh Steelers)
20) Ray Lewis – LB (Baltimore Ravens)
21) Rob Gronkowski – TE (New England Patriots)
22) Ray Rice – RB (Baltimore Ravens)
23) Wes Welker – WR (New England Patriots)
24) Jason Pierre-Paul – DE (New York Giants)
25) Arian Foster – RB (Houston Texans)
26) Julius Peppers – DE (Chicago Bears)
27) Clay Matthews – LB (Green Bay Packers)
28) Frank Gore – RB (San Francisco 49ers)
29) James Harrison – LB (Pittsburgh Steelers)
30) Ben Roethlisberger – QB (Pittsburgh Steelers)
31) Eli Manning – QB (New York Giants)
32) Jahri Evans – G (New Orleans Saints)
33) Matt Forte – RB (Chicago Bears)
34) Tamba Hall – LB (Kansas City Chiefs)
35) Steve Smith – WR (Carolina Panthers)
36) Charles Woodson – CB (Green Bay Packers)
37) Steven Jackson – RB (St. Louis Rams)
38) Ndamukong Suh – DT (Detroit Lions)
39) Victor Cruz – WR (New York Giants)
40) Cam Newton – QB (Carolina Panthers)
41) Matthew Stafford – QB (Detroit Lions)
42) Jason Peters – T (Philadelphia Eagles)
43) Vernon Davis – TE (San Francisco 49ers)
44) Jason Babin – DE (Philadelphia Eagles)
45) Vonta Leach – FB (Baltimore Ravens)
46) Champ Bailey – CB (Denver Broncos)
47) Mike Wallace – WR (Pittsburgh Steelers)
48) Devin Hester – WR (Chicago Bears)
49) Maurkice Pouncey – C (Pittsburgh Steelers)
50) Peyton Manning – QB (Denver Broncos)
51) Brian Urlacher – LB (Chicago Bears)
52) Von Miller – LB (Denver Broncos)
53) Tony Ganzalez – TE (Atlanta Falcons)
54) Brian Cushing – LB (Houston Texans)
55) Patrick Patterson – CB (Arizona Cardinals)
56) Greg Jennings – WR (Green Bay Packers)
57) Trent Cole – DE (Philadelphia Eagles)
58) Jonathan Vilma – LB (New Orleans Saints)
59) Jake Long – T (Miami Dolphins)
60) Darren McFadden – RB (Oakland Raiders)
61) Philip Rivers – QB (San Diego Chargers)
62) Justin Tuck – DE (New York Giants)
63) LaMarr Woodley – LB (Pittsburgh Steelers)
64) Logan Mankins – G (New England Patriots)
65) Roddy White – WR (Atlanta Falcons)
66) Earl Thomas – S (Seattle Seahawks)
67) Joe Staley – T (San Francisco 49ers)
68) Elvis Dumervil – DE (Denver Broncos)
69) Carlos Rodgers – CB (San Francisco 49ers)
70) Michael Vick – QB (Philadelphia Eagles)
71) DeSean Jackson – WR (Philadelphia Eagles)
72) Lance Briggs – LB (Chicago Bears)
73) Jonathan Joseph – CB (Houston Texans)
74) Joe Flacco – QB (Baltimore Ravens)
75) Jason Whitten – TE (Dallas Cowboys)
76) Carl Nicks – OL (New Orleans Saints)
77) A.J. Green – WR (Cincinnati Bengals)
78) Derrick Johnson – LB (Kansas City Chiefs)
79) Nnamdi Asmougha – CB (Philadelphia Eagles)
80) Jordy Nelson – WR (Green Bay Packers)
81) Vince Wilfork – DT (New England Patriots)
82) Joe Thomas – DT (Cleveland Browns)
83) Fred Jackson – RB (Buffalo Bills)
84) Chris Long – DE (St. Louis Rams)
85) NaVorro Bowman – LB (San Francisco 49ers)
86) Darren Sproles – RB (New Orleans Saints)
87) London Fletcher – LB (Washington Redskins)
88) Michael Turner – RB (Atlanta Falcons)
89) Dwight Freeney – DE (Indianapolis Colts)
90) Hakeem Nicks – WR (New York Giants)
91) Tony Romo – QB (Dallas Cowboys)
92) John Kuhn – FB (Green Bay Packers)
93) Cortland Finnegan – CB (Tennessee Titans)
94) Marshawn Lynch – RB (Seattle Seahawks)
95) Tim Tebow – QB (New York Jets)
96) D’Qwell Jackson – LB (Cleveland Browns)
97) Donald Penn – OT (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
98) Willis McGahee – RB (Denver Broncos)
99) Ryan Kalil – C (Carolina Panthers)
100) Chris Johnson – RB (Tennessee Titans)

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Nike+ Fuelband













The Nike+ Fuelband, released in February of this year, is a lightweight watch and a glorified, sleek pedometer that tracks your steps and calories burned along with a Nike-made currency tagged as Fuel points. The wristband easily syncs with your smartphone and computer to keep longterm stats on your movement.

I cannot co-sign this $150 product enough as it serves as competitive daily inspiration to stay active.

Gizmodo - "Nike Fuelband Review: A Friendly Reminder to Stop Being Lazy"
The Verge - "Nike+ FuelBand review"
Advertising Age - "R/GA's Nike+ Fuelband Wins Titanium Grand Prix at Cannes Lions"


Monday, June 25, 2012

Who is Royce White?
















"Anxiety disorder that includes a fear of flying."
"On pure talent alone, White is a top 10 pick."
"He was accused of stealing $100 in clothes and pushing a security guard to the ground in October 2009."
"The league's only other 260-pound small forward is LeBron James, a player after whom White says he has modeled his game some."
"He also became the nation's only major-college player who led his team in five statistical categories and delivered a 10-point, 18-rebound, 10-assist triple-double against Texas A&M."

Star Tribune - "The Many Shades of Royce White"

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange




















Frank Ocean's first official album, Channel Orange, is scheduled for a July 17 Def Jam release.

Track listing below -

01 Start
02 Thinkin Bout You 
03 Fertilizer
04 Sierra Leone
05 Sweet Life
06 Not Just Money
07 Super Rich Kids [ft. Earl Sweatshirt]
08 Pilot Jones
09 Crack Rock
10 Pyramids
11 Lost
12 White [ft. John Mayer]
13 Monks
14 Bad Religion
15 Pink Matter [ft. André 3000]
16 Forrest Gump
17 End

Taken 2



Liam Neeson is back for more. October 5, 2012.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Friday, June 15, 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

"Money makes you look younger"

















The Forbes print ad "Evolution" shows how Benjamin Franklin's $100 portrait has gotten a few facelifts throughout the years.

Created by Ogilvy Brazil.

Solo Cup Measurements




















Source: TWBE

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Frank Ocean - "Pyramids"






The first song off Frank Ocean's debut album, Channel Orange, scheduled for a July 17 Def Jam records release.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Quote of the Morning


















"I love seeing what we don't see ordinarily. We, as the American public have been brainwashed and people continue to underestimate what we want to see. I mean, I'm down with The Avengers. I'm down with Spider-Man. But I also know that I need to be stimulated. Even if I don't like a movie, I want to have something to think about. I could do 50 movies for the price of some of those movies."

- Lee Daniels (film director of Precious) / the guy in the blue pants

Creative Genius - Casey Neistat

Casey Neistat, the 31-year-old New York YouTube-video-maker, has been getting attention for his creations since his and his brother's Apple iPod video back in 2003. Since then, he's made a series for HBO, and YouTube paid videos for Nike (#MakeItCount), and Jack Daniel's.


 

Friday, June 1, 2012

Seems like a good idea

















Havaianas Flip-Flop vending machine in Sydney.

Source: PSFK